Captain Narumi!
That's...
not the director!
The one with the Kaiju weapon?
I killed him and fused with him.
I refuse to believe that!
Kikoru?
Oh?
So you're his daughter?
Don't look, Kikoru!
So I'm just going to leave.
Like hell you are!
Give back the director.
The thing that killed my father is right in front of me...
But I...
It's me and Captain Narumi together against just this thing...
But it's winning!
Now, I'll be going.
No. 8!
Now's our chance!
That undodgeable attack...
The rejection response keeps me from hardening my body.
He's the real problem.
I'm not letting you leave.
Because... this...
This just isn't fair to her!
Interfering with the healing process accelerates the rejection response.
That settles it.
As I thought, my last big hurdle...
is you.
Almost...
Gotcha!
Sorry, but you can't stop me.
This is goodbye.
Kafka Hibino! Captain Narumi!
I guess that's as far as I can push it.
I was just about to lose my wonderful new body.
We survived.
Now get ready, asshole!
I should've just done this from the start!
No!
Damn it all!
You can't abandon someone in need.
Humans are strange creatures.
Goodbye, Kaiju No. 8.
When I make my next move...
the era of Kaiju will begin.
When I make my next move, the era of Kaiju will begin.
Don't you dare say that with the director's face...
Damn it!
Episode 17 I Want to Be Strong
Breaking news.
The Neutralization Bureau has announced that during the last Kaiju disaster,
Defense Force Director-General Isao Shinomiya perished in the line of duty.
Isao Shinomiya Has Passed Away
Ready the guns!
Fire!
Narumi...
It's up to you to protect the Defense Force, and this nation.
She never did show up.
Director's Office
That girl...
You sure you didn't want to go say goodbye?
I couldn't do anything.
Because I was too slow...
That's why I didn't make it in time!
Because I was too weak...
That's why I couldn't save him!
It's my fault that thing got away!
That's not true...
Captain Narumi...
I want to be strong!
I know my dad's still trapped somewhere inside that thing.
I can't say goodbye to him...
Not until we, the Defense Force, have taken that thing down!
I'm sorry for losing control.
I'll accept my punishment for not attending...
Shinomiya...
I'll make you stronger than anybody but me by the time we fight it next.
What Isao-san beat into my brain,
I'll beat into yours.
Show me you can take it and produce results.
If you can, I won't punish you for not attending the funeral.
Yes, sir!
I swear...
I'll...
What's this?
Director Shinomiya ordered us to proceed with this project in secret.
He said if anything happened to him...
I was to show it to you and do as you instructed.
Isao, you ass... You always make me do the dirty work.
Continue the development.
Get ready for our revenge match.
She threw me off my rhythm!
Platoon Leader Shinonome...
She's incredible at controlling her range.
That's how she can fight on the battlefield with that huge gun.
I'm so bored.
When are you going to get to the point that I can fight you myself?
All the platoon leaders in the First Division have the potential to be captains someday.
It's going to take me about a month to beat this game.
I need you to surpass them all before I do.
Unless you've got that level of genius, you won't make it in time.
Now, start the game.
You need to start to work.
Platoon Leader Shinonome...
Let's do this again.
Sheesh... She's seriously planning to beat me in less than a month.
Having somebody try to come up on me from below...
gets me excited, too.
Come on.
So, have you made your decision?
Do we accept Kaiju No. 8 as part of our fighting force?
Captain Narumi, Vice-Captain Hasegawa.
I have a report about No. 8.
It's been so long since I've been home.
His Kaiju transformation is progressing?
Yes.
Part of him isn't changing back.
There's no precedent for this, so we can't be sure.
But if he keeps transforming...
NO SMOKING!
Someday he might...
never go back to being human.
Does Kafka Hibino know this?
Yes.
Where is he now?
He was given permission to leave the base to take care of things at home.
Of course, he's being closely monitored, but...
It's possible he may never go back to a normal life, after all.
Sorry, there's one more place I'd like to go!
Damn it! This shell's so hard!
The blade's gonna break!
Toku-san, we're gonna burn out our heat chainsaws doing this.
Guess we'll have to cut it at the joint and shatter the shell with a pile bunker.
You know, seeing all these corpses around the city...
Makes me feel like we're the ants.
Hey!
Kafka!
It's been so long!
Hey!
I popped by HQ and they said you were here.
Hey, what's gotten into you?
I remembered I still had something of yours.
What the Millionaire Knows
Here.
You didn't need to...
How's life at the Defense Force?
Hey!
Is this the new version?
This is great!
It's hard to make the little adjustments, though.
Like near the blood vessels...
Y-You did it!
He worked here for ten years, you know.
You know, since you left, they've got me doing more intestinal work!
You've realized how much I carried the team, huh?
That really sucks.
I wish you'd come back.
You're on the bottom of the ladder in the Defense Force, right?
Here you'd be the team star!
Wh-What?
That's what you get!
Okay, time to get to work!
What's No. 8 doing?
What happens now, though?
I mean, Isao Shinomiya's dead.
When I was a kid, he was like an invincible hero.
I feel bad for Kafka saying this, but shouldn't we get out of the city?
I mean, Toku-san, you've got your daughter's wedding coming up...
Dumbass!
I'm not going anywhere!
If we run...
Who's gonna clean up the pieces once the Defense Force blows No. 9 to bits?!
Toku-san can be pretty cool sometimes.
Even though he's just a drunk.
Even though he's a gambling addict who owes me 50,000 yen.
Shut up!
I know Japan's Defense Force ain't gonna lie down and take this.
Right, Kafka?
I don't want to see my friends getting hurt anymore.
I have to beat No. 9...
I'm going to just come out and say it.
I can't let you stay in the Defense Force.
You know why, right?
If you keep transforming, you might never be able to go back to being human.
I can't let somebody like that fight.
But...
Even so, I...
With that said...
I'm gonna say this, knowing all that.
Help us, Kafka Hibino.
I don't give a shit if you turn into a Kaiju forever.
If that happens, I'll just kill you.
That's how bad I want No. 9 dead.
No matter what I have to do.
And you feel the same way, right?
We were the only ones there when it happened. Only we know how it feels.
I know you're not going to refuse. There's no chance.
I've... got a place I'm trying to get to.
The director overruled everybody's objections to give me a shot at getting there.
I'm ready for whatever comes.
Yeah?
Then come with me.
From here on out...
It's our turn. The Defense Force's turn.
You're finally awake, huh?
Have a nice nap?
Kaiju No. 10.
Soshiro Hoshina's "Hoshi Night Japan"!
Here are our guests for this week.
I'm Mina Ashiro, captain of the Third Division.
I'm Konomi Okonogi, operator!
Here's this week's letter.
From radio name "Okonomina-san"...
I'm interested in becoming an operator.
Can you tell me what parts of the job are hard or rewarding?
Okonogi-chan.
It's times like this that are hard.
Releasing limiters has a big effect on the surroundings, so you need to get approval.
If you bypass the approval process, you have to write a report.
The Third Division does that a lot,
so I pay a lot of attention to the wording and justifications I use.
Oh, I see...
Especially when a Kaiju gets blown to bits.
I have to make a lot of calls to the cleanup companies.
It's hard, but since I don't get to go out in the field,
it makes me feel like I'm supporting everyone, so it's very rewarding!
S-Sorry, Okonogi.
Huh? What's wrong?
See you next week on "Hoshi Night Japan"!
Thanks, Okonogi-chan.
What's gotten into you two?!
To Be Continued